| Nemunėlis, Mēmele | |
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 The Mēmele inBauska city | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania andLatvia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lūšna lake inRokiškis district |
| • elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Mouth | Lielupe |
• location | Bauska |
• coordinates | 56°24′09″N24°09′25″E / 56.40250°N 24.15694°E /56.40250; 24.15694 |
| Length | 191 km (119 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,048 km2 (1,563 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lielupe→Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bėnupė,Apaščia |
| • right | Nereta,Dienvidsusēja,Viesīte |
Nemunėlis (Latvian:Mēmele) is a river in northernLithuania and southernLatvia.[1] It originates 6 km south ofRokiškis. It is 191 kilometres long (75 km in Lithuania, 76 km on theLatvia–Lithuania border and 40 km in Latvia) before itsconfluence with theMūša, nearBauska, forming theLielupe.
This river does not belong to thebasin of the larger riverNeman, but the two rivers' names are related in several languages:
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TheEuropean Union gave 100,000euros to establish tourist routes along the Nemunėlis. It is expected that the Latvian and Lithuanian initiative will be completed in 2007, as new kayak and boat rental businesses open and new campsites, tourist guides, and information signs are prepared.[2]
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